The light infantry encounter was over quickly.
The hunters on both sides didn't have time to reload, and the large formations on both sides were already pressing up.
"Level the muzzle! Prepare to shoot!"
The generals of the Green Flag Soldiers roared loudly.
The dense muzzles of guns pointed forward.
No matter who it is, facing so many muskets will make their scalp numb.
If it was the Ming Dynasty Army, it would definitely call in light mortars that would advance with the military formation to bombard them.
But Liu Zhixie's guards didn't seem to see it. They just walked forward without blinking.
Follow the drill code (the old version of the Ming Army drill code).
The best distance for shooting is within twenty paces.
Therefore, according to the military order, anyone who shoots at this time will be killed without mercy, the land will be confiscated, the whole family will be driven out of the manor, and the family members will be reduced to slaves.
At such a severe cost.
These loyal heavenly warriors will strictly abide by orders, move forward without fear of death, even if people keep falling around them, there will always be people filling the vacancies.
This courage to move forward caused quite a commotion among the Green Flag soldiers who fired a round of volleys.
Many people's scalps were numb and they subconsciously turned around and left.
But at this time, there was a dense military formation surrounded by people, and the people behind had their bayonets pointed in front, so how could they retreat.
I can only bite the bullet.
Rushing to load.
About ten seconds later.
Another volley!
The Heavenly Kingdom Army that was hit this time was much denser.
But they still didn't shoot.
Instead, he gritted his teeth and continued to move forward.
until
Fifteen steps away from the enemy!
Fifteen steps, musket volley!
"Stop! Look to the right!"
"Keep your gun level and aim."
Fifteen steps!
This is closer than the regulations of the Ming army.
Moreover, the Ming army's line infantry moved forward under the cover of various direct firepower.
even so.
Twenty steps is almost the limit.
However, these soldiers of the Kingdom of Heaven can walk fifteen steps away from the enemy!
in history.
The lobster soldiers of the British Empire relied on this trick to eat all over the world.
Put the enemy as close as possible and focus the fire.
This is the greatest strength of the British Army.
But it is not easy to do this.
Soldiers are required to stare at the advancing bullets of the enemy, endure death and fear, pick up the gun at a distance almost close to the enemy's nose, aim, fire, and then charge.
Just thinking about it makes my head tingle.
Historically, the British Army relied on this trick to often win battles.
And now.
The Tianguofu soldiers are more ruthless than the lobster soldiers, and their courage is unmatched by any army in the world.
They were all landowners with families and estates.
they know.
They must show courage in such a war so that their families can continue to live in this chaotic world.
Live better.
"volley!"
Accompanied by roars.
boom!
There was a sudden thunder.
A neat line of white smoke appeared in front of the formation of the Heavenly King Suwei.
Fifteen steps away.
A neat line of blood appeared in front of the Green Flag Soldiers' formation.
Suddenly, staggering figures appeared in the dense queue.
"Brother, brother!"
"Crazy, crazy, they're crazy!"
"They're a bunch of lunatics."
"There's no way to fight, run away!"
"Go back to my hometown and meet my hometown in Shandong"
The soldiers and officers of the Green Flag Soldiers were all stunned at this moment.
Some people were not hit, but they were so discouraged that they dropped their firearms, held their heads in their hands and shouted for guns.
Right now.
The second volley of guns rang out again.
Two volleys of guns.
The Green Flag Army, the Ming-style musketeers that Fukang'an had placed high hopes on, collapsed across the board!
at the same time.
The left and right wings of the Heavenly Kingdom Army.
Under the charge led by the elite soldiers, it was like two heavy hammers.
Smashed into the formation of the Green Flag Soldiers.
The heavenly army with astonishing momentum broke through the blocking network composed of various long-range weapons such as guns, blunderbuss, cannons, bows and arrows.
After enduring a wave of huge casualties.
Close combat!
It's the hand-to-hand combat stage.
The key to victory in the war can only be the courage of the soldiers on the front line.
And in this regard.
The army of heaven almost has a crushing advantage.
Only ten minutes.
The left, center and right armies of the Green Flag Army's infantry formation were all under fierce attack.
The battle formation is crumbling!
Only the 30,000 reserves in the rear were not attacked.
Fukangan's eyes were fixed on the front line.
How could he be so brave?
How could he be so brave? !
Fukangan couldn't believe it.
Are these still Han Chinese?
When could the Han people be so brave?
Could it be that this bandit really has some kind of brainwashing magic that turns these believers into ruthless lunatics who are not afraid of death?
Fifteen steps.
Almost face to face.
Hold the bullet, walk fifteen steps and shoot.
How can such soldiers be raised?
Are the dandies of the Eight Banners treated well enough?
Let them move forward with their guns pointed at them?
Don't even think about it.
In fact, Fukang'an's thoughts were a bit complicated.
The first generation of Eight Banners soldiers can also do this.
Nothing else.
The first generation of powerful feudal soldiers were just more able to endure hardships.
This is like a soldier fighting a war.
Can endure hardship and is not afraid of death.
You can send out strong troops!
"Commander! I can't hold it anymore, let the cavalry go up for reinforcements!"
"Commander, the left wing has collapsed. Send troops for reinforcements quickly!"
All of a sudden.
The military attachés around Fukang'an were so anxious that their mouths bubbled.
Fukangan took a deep breath.
We are going to send 10,000 infantry to attack, no matter what, we must withstand the opponent's attack.
Then let the cavalry detour to the side to harass, forcing the opponent to retreat.
But his order had just been given.
Seeing the chaos in the opponent's three armies, Liu Zhixie made a quick decision and pushed out the most elite eight thousand soldiers and cavalry at his disposal!
Tap tap tap!
The heaven and earth were shaken, and the horses stepped on the alliance.
at the same time.
The artillery team of Heaven moved to the side.
The roar of artillery echoed across the battlefield again.
The front was defeated.
The cavalry rushed from the side, and the shells whizzed through the dense crowd, sweeping away all flesh and blood.
The first to completely collapse was the right wing of the Green Flag Army.
Organized resistance was lost under artillery and cavalry attacks.
Start escaping eastward.
At ten o'clock in the evening.
The entire battlefield lost the green flag of organized resistance.
Under the protection of more than 10,000 cavalry, the commander of the Qing army, Fukang'an, fled the battlefield in a panic and fled south to the Luo River, which was only more than 20 miles away from Yiyang City.
The Taiping Army took advantage of the victory to pursue them.
They fought all the way to Luoyang City.
While the troops surrounded Luoyang.
They also sent a large army to bypass Luoyang, go to Huaiqing Prefecture and Ruzhou Prefecture to raid and coerce them, break the county seat, and coerce the people. Suddenly, Henan was on fire all over the place!
A big gap was opened in the Qing court's Central Plains defense in an instant.
Once Luoyang City falls.
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom army marched all the way east, broke through Kaifeng, and headed north to Zhili. The army peak could point directly at the city of Beijing!
"Commander, come up quickly!"
"Yes, yes, but don't catch a cold."
"We still have more than 10,000 cavalry, and the defeated troops can be gathered up quickly. How can we have 20, 30,000, and still have a chance to make a comeback!"
"Commander, Luoyang needs you!"
"Yes, if you don't go and take control of Henan, when the religious bandits break through Luoyang, everything will really be out of control."
Central Luo River.
Fukang'an, who was 1.8 meters tall, stood in the river only half a meter deep with his hands folded on his chest and his eyes closed.
If you say anything, you will drown yourself in the river.
It's useless to persuade anyone.
He looked determined.
And to show his sincerity in committing suicide.
On the one hand, he wrote an apology note to Emperor Qianlong.
It first talked about his contribution to leveling Xiao Jinchuan in Platform Bay, then talked about his hard work in the war with Ni Ming, and finally explained why he committed suicide.
It's not because I broke up with my wife, it's not because I'm depressed, it's not because I'm losing money in business and I'm going to jump off the building.
But the defeat in Henan cost more than 30,000 green flags. I'm sorry for the Qing Dynasty, I'm sorry for the emperor, and I'm sorry for the ancestors.
Had no choice but to die.
But if Fukangan is dead, he is dead.
The crime only lies in his well-being and health, and has nothing to do with the officers below.
The Green Flag military attachés who saw this excerpt beat their chests and cried loudly. They didn't know how this excerpt written to the emperor could be seen by them.
Except for the discount for the emperor.
Mr. Fu also arranged his future life.
Who will inherit my title?
How to arrange several wives.
I tried my best to make my sons loyal and patriotic, love the emperor, and love the Qing Dynasty.
In addition, he wanted to ask his younger brother Fu Changan to come forward and collect the body for him.
This excerpt has been written, and so has the suicide note.
Showed it to everyone too.
As a result, Eldenbao snatched Fu Ankang's knife when he came up.
Now Mr. Fu's plan of wiping his neck with the back of the knife failed.
Moreover, the officers around him no longer carry swords, but only carry scabbards. Mr. Fu will not beat himself to death with the scabbard, right?
No knife.
Master Fu's plan to commit suicide cannot be realized, right?
Who would have thought.
Mr. Fu can no longer wipe his neck with the back of the knife.
There is also the trick of jumping into the river.
Just when the army was preparing to cross the Luohe River and go to Yiyang City to repair.
Mr. Fu jumped into the river with a splash.
It was very sudden.
Even Manchuria's number one Batulu Eldenbao couldn't react.
But the only problem is that the Luo River is too shallow.
Now is not the time for rising water either.
The river water was not up to his waist and he didn't know how to make Master Fu successfully commit suicide.
Are you going to freeze yourself to death?
That's quite difficult too.
It's noon now.
The sun is directly overhead.
It's not easy to freeze to death.
I'm afraid I won't be frozen to death by then.
The Green Flag soldiers who came one by one to persuade Marshal Fu to give up the idea of committing suicide were probably going to starve to death.
Just when Marshal Fu crossed his arms and planned to freeze himself to death in the Luohe River at noon.
Fucha Mingliang, who came from Kaifeng, came over and shouted while lying on the water.
"Third brother, don't pretend to be dead, hurry up! Go to Kaifeng, the big families in Henan are afraid of the religious bandits, and they have to contribute money and effort to protect our Qing Dynasty!"
"Look, I, the Qing Dynasty, are still very popular!"
"Yes, yes, the world is dominated by those who win people's hearts. Commander, get up quickly. Henan needs you."
Everyone started to persuade again.
Of course the landowners in Henan must love the Qing Dynasty.
Because the king of heaven has come to divide their land!
Fukang'an opened his eyes and asked: "Since the wealthy people in Henan have such patriotism, long-term loyalty to the emperor, and my commander's orders, let's just record it in the account for now. When the rebel bandits are defeated, there will be another cup of loess." This is the rest of my life.”
"The handsome man is wise."
"Thank you for your hard work, Commander."
"This kind of courage still needs to be shouldered by the commander-in-chief."
(End of chapter)
